Health Resources and Services Administration: Agency Overview June 29, 2017 CDR Joel Nelson, U.S. Public Health Service Acting Director, Division of Nursing and Public Health Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 7/14/2017 1
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Overview • Supports more than 90 programs that provide health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable through grants and cooperative agreements to more than 3,000 awardees, including community and faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, hospitals, state, local, and tribal governments, and private entities • Every year, HRSA programs serve tens of millions of people, including people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, mothers and their families, and those otherwise unable to access quality health care 7/14/2017 2 2
Agency Goals 7/14/2017 3 3
Increase Access to Quality Health Care and Services One in 3 people living at or below the poverty level relies on a HRSA-supported health center for primary medical care (nearly 24.3 million people, more than 9,800 service sites) One in 2 people diagnosed with HIV receives care through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 10 million people living in health professional shortage areas receive primary medical, dental or mental health care from a National Health Service Corps clinician 7/14/2017 4 4
Increase Access to Quality Health Care and Services Half of pregnant women and one third of infants and children benefit from maternal and child health block grants Nearly 14 million rural Americans receive health services from HRSA-funded providers About 145,500 parents and children participate in the national Home Visiting Program About 30,000 organ transplants and 6,000 blood stem cell transplants are facilitated annually 7/14/2017 5 5
Strengthen the Health Workforce 11,600 medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health care providers in the National Health Service Corps and NURSE Corps work in health professional shortage areas 1,100 students, residents, and health providers in training receive NHSC scholarships to work in underserved communities upon graduation and licensure Support for targeted health professions training programs focused on inter-professional care, mental and behavioral health, among others, as well as programs that increase workforce diversity 7/14/2017 6 6
Strengthen the Health Workforce Support health centers that employ multi-disciplinary teams – 11,800+ physicians and 10,300+ nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives Support primary care residency programs in 60 Teaching Health Centers to help train more than 550 residents annually Trained 5,600 new mental health providers to increase access to mental health services and make schools safer 7/14/2017 7 7
Build Healthy Communities Coordinate health care activities for the 60 million Americans living in rural areas Support providers in rural and isolated areas improve patient care with the use of telehealth, telemedicine and health IT Improve perinatal health outcomes and reduce racial and ethnic disparities by using community-based service delivery 7/14/2017 8 8
Reduce Health Disparities Provide enabling services (housing, food, job support) to nearly 2.4 million patients nationwide Ryan White HIV/AIDS clients’ viral suppression rates have improved from 70% to 79% since 2010 Save qualified safety net organizations about $4.5 billion annually through the 340B Drug Pricing Program 7/14/2017 9 9
HRSA Organizational Structure 7/14/2017 10 10
Contact Information CDR Joel Nelson, U.S. Public Health Service Acting Director, Division of Nursing and Public Health Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration Phone: (301) 443-1085 E-Mail: JNelson3@hrsa.gov Web: hrsa.gov Twitter: twitter.com/HRSAgov Facebook: facebook.com/HHS.HRSA 7/14/2017 11 11
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